he is a former republican presidential candidate and the head of american values, gary bauer. >> good afternoon, pro-family of america. welcome to washington, d.c., and thank you for defending the fundamental institution of our nation, the normal family, the normal marriage between a man and a woman. my friends, you are all standing up against a powerful movement. you know that. .t has got hollywood on its side it has got the culture on its side. it has got that corporate elites and the weak-kneed the politicians get all squishy when they see these folks. what do we have to stand up against that? all we have got is a couple thousand years of western civilization, teachings of every major faith, common-sense, and the god of abraham, that is who we have got to. my friends, when you are standing up for marriage, you are also standing up for freedom for the american people. 34 states have voted on this issue. they listened to all the arguments, and those states voted that marriage was between a man and a woman. tens of millions of the american people have voted this way. we live at a time